Some relative clauses can be "reduced" to participle clauses:
*A present participle clause (-ing) can repleace:
a) a relative clause in the present or past continuous.
"The woman singing that song is a famous actress" (The woman who is singing ....)
"The car going round the corner was the new BMW" (the car which was going round ...)
b) a relative clause describing a permanent state.
"The people living in that house work in the theatre" (the people who live ..)
"The flat belonging to my brother was the nicest" (the flat which belongs to ...)
* A past participle clause (-ed) can replace a passive relative clause:
"All TVs sold in this shop have a one-year guarantee" (All TVs which are sold ....)
"The video released last week has sold a million" (The video which was released ...)
Now try these online activities:
Activity 1
Activity 2
Hope it helps!
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